Dame Laura Kenny reveals she's pregnant with her third child after Olympian and husband Jason suffered years of fertility woes

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Dame Laura Kenny reveals she's pregnant with her third child after Olympian and husband Jason suffered years of fertility woes
Published: Jan, 01 2025 07:55

Dame Laura Kenny has revealed she's expecting her third child with fellow Olympian Jason Kenny after years of fertility woes. She took to Instagram on New Year's Eve to share the good news, posting a video of her children wearing T-shirts that read 'I'm going to be a big brother to a baby'.

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Laura, 32, captioned the post: '2024 was wonderful, 2025 is going to be even more special.'. She was congratulated by other sporting legends, with swimmer Rebecca Adlington writing: 'Congratulations ❤️❤️'; and heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill commenting: 'I knew it ❤️ congratulations to you both'.

 [She took to Instagram on New Year's Eve to share the good news, posting a video of her children wearing T-shirts that read 'I'm going to be a big brother to a baby']
Image Credit: Mail Online [She took to Instagram on New Year's Eve to share the good news, posting a video of her children wearing T-shirts that read 'I'm going to be a big brother to a baby']

The sweet news comes after years of fertility woes for Laura and Jason. Just hours before she announced her pregnancy news, the cyclist revealed her thoughts on her health, claiming elite sport may have caused her 'out of control' body to suffer a miscarriage.

 [Laura and her husband Jason pictured attending BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2024 at Dock10 Studios in December 2024]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Laura and her husband Jason pictured attending BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2024 at Dock10 Studios in December 2024]

Dame Laura, Britain's most successful female athlete, boasts five gold medals and a silver from three separate Olympic games. Dame Laura Kenny has revealed she's expecting her third child with fellow Olympian Jason Kenny after years of fertility woes. . She took to Instagram on New Year's Eve to share the good news, posting a video of her children wearing T-shirts that read 'I'm going to be a big brother to a baby'.

 [Laura, who suffered a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy went on to welcome her sons Monty and Albie - Albie was born in 2017 and Monty in 2023]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Laura, who suffered a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy went on to welcome her sons Monty and Albie - Albie was born in 2017 and Monty in 2023]

She says she 'gave 100 per cent' to every training session and race for more than a decade, even questioning if she had worked hard enough if she did not throw up after a workout. But her commitment may have had an impact on her fertility, she has revealed.

 [Laura of Team Great Britain and Holly Edmondston of Team New Zealand picturing in the sprint during the Women's Omnium points race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games]
Image Credit: Mail Online [Laura of Team Great Britain and Holly Edmondston of Team New Zealand picturing in the sprint during the Women's Omnium points race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games]

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